Improvement in automatic toy dancers



W. A. P. LA GRQVE.

Autnmatis Tuy Dancers,

Patented September 23,1873.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. P. LA GROVE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF, CHARLES OKEMP, OF SAME PLACE, AND HENRY H. WEBB, OF

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN AUTOMATIC TOY DANGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,082, dated September 23, 1873; application filed April 1, 1873.

' which a vertical movement is given by a crank to dance the figure up and down and communicate grotesque movements toV the jointed limbs. The action is increased from the wire being of a flexible or springing character; and there is also a slight rotary movement by the connecting-rod from the crank tending to turn the wire as the said connecting-rod swings from one side t0 the other.

In the drawing, Figure l is a vertical section of the base upon which the figure stands, showing such ligure and the actuating mechanism 5 and Fig. 2 is a detached view of the crank and connecting-rod.

The base a is of suitable size and, shape, and made more or less ornamental. Vithin the base is a spring, b, and train of gearing to the regulating-ily c and crank c. From the crank e a connecting-rod, d, passes to a pin, that extends to the vertical spring-wire h, that slides through the guides e' i as said wire h and the ligure l, that is carried at its upper end, are danced up and down by the movement of the crank e. The joint between the rod d and the spring-wire h is not very closely fitted, and the swinging of the link d and the action ot' the crank thereupon will tendto give a slight rotary movement-first one way and then the other-to the rod d and figure l. This figure l is of any desired character; and the limbs are jointed, so that they `swing and move in the dancing operation.

More than one figure may be connected with the wire h,- and, if desired, a music-box may be used in the base.

I claim as my nvention- In combination with the jointed dancing gure, the vertical wire h, reciprocated in the guides t' by the connecting-rod d, crank e, shaft, and gearing, substantially as described.

Signed by lne this 27th day 0f March, A. D. 1873.

W. A. P. LA GROVE.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, GIIAs. H. SMITH. 

